Post by goodwillhunter on Jul 7, 2023 18:18:18 GMT
Upon hearing the news of the Mega Fan Gallery’s impending demise, I spent a few hours last night making copies of everything I had posted over the years (hoping to avoid a repeat of the Spartanbloks debacle), and enjoyed a bittersweet nostalgia high while doing so. Thought I’d share some of the photos and memories I dredged up…
Between 2011 and 2023 I made 182 posts (most were custom builds), uploaded 442 photos, got 67 Staff Picks, and many encouraging comments from other members. A large number were from the old Global Builder’s Community site that ran from 2011 to 2014 before being crudely grandfathered into the Fan Gallery.
For those that weren’t there, it’s hard to believe the level of community spirit, fan interaction and creativity that was driven by the GBC right up to the point that Mattel bought Mega and shut it down. The wide availability and variety of sets, focus on builds instead of figures, challenging contests with generous prizes, and committed involvement with fans by employees that knew, enjoyed and cared about the community will always be thought of by us old-timers as the golden years.
Really hoping the closing of the Fan Gallery will mark a turning point back to those days, and not the beginning of the end… but I can’t say that watching how things have gone over the last 12 years gives me much hope…the good times never seem to last.
Between 2011 and 2023 I made 182 posts (most were custom builds), uploaded 442 photos, got 67 Staff Picks, and many encouraging comments from other members. A large number were from the old Global Builder’s Community site that ran from 2011 to 2014 before being crudely grandfathered into the Fan Gallery.
For those that weren’t there, it’s hard to believe the level of community spirit, fan interaction and creativity that was driven by the GBC right up to the point that Mattel bought Mega and shut it down. The wide availability and variety of sets, focus on builds instead of figures, challenging contests with generous prizes, and committed involvement with fans by employees that knew, enjoyed and cared about the community will always be thought of by us old-timers as the golden years.
Really hoping the closing of the Fan Gallery will mark a turning point back to those days, and not the beginning of the end… but I can’t say that watching how things have gone over the last 12 years gives me much hope…the good times never seem to last.
